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House Calendar No. 27 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 223 

[Report No. 114–94] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations 

for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing 

for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for 

military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 

purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 

4, 2015, through May 11, 2015. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2015 

Mr. WOODALL, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2028) making 

appropriations for energy and water development and 

related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for 

military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; and proVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Apr 28, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR223.RH HR223

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viding for proceedings during the period from May 4, 

2015, through May 11, 2015. 

1 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of any bill specified in section 2 of this resolution. 

6 The first reading of each such bill shall be dispensed with. 

7 All points of order against consideration of each such bill 

8 are waived. General debate on each such bill shall be con9 fined to that bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 

10 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

11 member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen12 eral debate each such bill shall be considered for amend13 ment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 

14 provisions in each such bill for failure to comply with 

15 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

16 (b) During consideration of each such bill for amend17 ment— 

18 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

19 provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 

20 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

21 proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject 

22 to amendment except as provided in paragraph (2); 

23 (2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 

24 except that the chair and ranking minority member 


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1 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec2 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend3 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

4 and 

5 (3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 

6 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

7 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

8 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con9 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

10 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

11 be considered as read. 

12 (c) When the committee rises and reports any such 

13 bill back to the House with a recommendation that the 

14 bill do pass, the previous question shall be considered as 

15 ordered on that bill and amendments thereto to final pas16 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re17 commit with or without instructions. 

18 SEC. 2. The bills referred to in the first section of 

19 this resolution are as follows: 

20 (a) The bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations for 

21 energy and water development and related agencies for the 

22 fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur23 poses. 

24 (b) The bill (H.R. 2029) making appropriations for 

25 military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 


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1 and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

2 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 

3 SEC. 3. During consideration of H.R. 2028 and H.R. 

4 2029 pursuant to this resolution— 

5 (a) the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 

6 27, as adopted by the House, shall have force and effect 

7 in the House as though Congress has adopted such con8 current resolution; and 

9 (b) the allocations printed in the report of the Com10 mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be con11 sidered for all purposes in the House to be allocations 

12 under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 

13 1974. 

14 SEC. 4. On any legislative day during the period from 

15 May 4, 2015, through May 11, 2015— 

16 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

17 shall be considered as approved; and 

18 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad19 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

20 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an21 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

22 SEC. 5. The Speaker may appoint Members to per23 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

24 addressed by section 4 of this resolution as though under 

25 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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House Calendar No. 27 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 223 

[Report No. 114–94] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2028) 

from May 4, 2015, through May 11, 2015. and providing for proceedings during the period ing September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; fairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year endconstruction, the Department of Veterans Af-(H.R. 2029) making appropriations for military poses; providing for consideration of the bill ending September 30, 2016, and for other purvelopment and related agencies for the fiscal year making appropriations for energy and water deAPRIL 28, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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